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Originally Posted by cooper_gd
A possible 9 balls in play as compared to 10? 11? 12? 13? It would seem that the more at bats where there is a ball put in play, the more chance there is of a hit being the result.
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Like I said,
THAT IS TRUE, but what I'm arguing is that the more pitches you throw (as in, to strike these guys out), the more fatigued you get and the harder it is to make quality pitches later in the game...thus making it harder to maintain and complete a no-hitter. A sh*tload of no-nos get broken up in the 8th inning or later, right? The pitchers are tired, it's fatigue. So,
ONCE AGAIN, I'm saying that fatigue becomes a bigger factor the more guys you strike out, thus canceling out the plus you get from having a fewer number of BIPs.